Meanings
proper noun
- The capital city of the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, officially now named Sri Vijaya Puram.
Port Blair was named after Captain Archibald Blair, a British colonial navy official of the East India Company.
2024 September 13, “Port Blair renamed Sri Vijaya Puram 'to free nation from colonial imprints'”, in India Today, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024
Origin
Named after British surveyor Archibald Blair.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali বন্দর ব্লেয়ার
- বন্দর ব্লেয়ার (bondor bleẏar)capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Chinese Mandarin 布萊爾港 /布莱尔港
- 布萊爾港 /布莱尔港 (Bùlái'ěr-Gǎng)capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Hebrew פורט בלייר
- פורט בליירcapital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Hindi पोर्ट ब्लेयर
- पोर्ट ब्लेयर (porṭ bleyar)capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Japanese ポートブレア
- ポートブレア (Pōtoburea)capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Russian Порт-Блэр
- Порт-Блэр (Port-Blɛr)capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Cite this entry
APA
Port Blair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Blair
MLA
“Port Blair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Blair. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Port Blair,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Blair.
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